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Spatial genetic structure of Arundinaria appalachiana (hill cane), an upland bamboo species endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA.
American journal of botany - 1 Feb 2026
Evans Jonathan P, Morris Ashley B
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PREMISE: Long-lived clonal plants that rarely or never reproduce sexually raise important questions about persistence, genetic diversity, and extinction risk. Arundinaria appalachiana, an upland bamboo endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains, has never been observed to flower. We investigated the spatial genetic structure and demography of this species to assess how it persists and to inform its...
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